Kent 89, Akron 68

KENT, Ohio (AP) _ D.J. Bosse scored 19 points to lead Kent to an 89-68 victory over Akron in the Mid-American Conference on Wednesday.

Nat Reinking scored the first jumper of the game to put Kent (8-5 overall, 2-3 MAC) out in front, and the Golden Flashes never looked back, leading Akron (3-10, 0-5) the rest of the game.

Kent led Akron 48-30 at the half. In the second half, Kent led by as much as 26 points with 5:45 remaining in the game.

Kent outrebounded Akron 48-24 and had 17 assists compared with seven by Akron.

The only player to foul out of the game was Kent’s Ben Bakken, who left with 1:39 remaining. Cameron Hill made both free throws, but was only able to cut Kent’s lead to 84-66. Andre Johnson made a jumper with 1:15 remaining for Akron’s last scoring of the game. A jumper by JShawn McKenzie and a jumper and free throw by Tom West ended the game with a score of 89-68.

In addition to Bosse, other players in double figures were Bill Davis and Ed Norvell with 16 points each and Nate Reinking with 13.